Carriers balk at terms to offer Apple's iPhone

Apple is missing out on a chance to court more than 2 billion new smartphone customers worldwide as wireless-service providers balk at conditions imposed by the iPhone maker and drag their heels in signing on as partners.

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By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Posted May. 7, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Posted May. 7, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is missing out on a chance to court as many as 2.8 billion new smartphone customers worldwide as wireless-service providers balk at conditions imposed by the iPhone maker and drag their heels in signing on as partners.

Apple has announced fewer than a dozen new wireless-service providers to sell the device since September 2011, leaving the total at about 240. Holdouts represent billions of would-be subscribers in countries such as China, Japan, India and Russia, said Horace Dediu, a market analyst who runs Asymco.com.